The Chamber-backed Legal NewsLine seemed to have a fly on the wall during an otherwise-closed-to-media presentation by Litigation Lobby figure Linda Lipsen, who had less-than-glowing words for Senate Democrats Lincoln (Ark.), Baucus (Mont.) and Carper (Del.) as "'business Democrats that aren't necessarily that great for us,' referring to plaintiffs' lawyers." Nor is the Senate Finance Committee as favorable to AAJ's interests as the Senate Judiciary Committee, although, really, what is?
From inside the AAJ convention
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



